"I don't think any of us trust the MTA to fully administer dollars," Thompson told the Advance. "If the City of New York is going to put money in, I think we'd like to see some fairness also."

While Thompson doesn't generally like the idea of forming new public authorities for this kind of thing, he said, "given the alternatives, you want to create some kind of city entity to control the dollars."

He added, "You don't want to look at things to be left to the MTA. Where the proceeds from congestion pricing go is still up for debate."

But make no mistake, Thompson said, "The city will have a strong voice in how our money gets spent."

And he stressed that the proceeds from congestion pricing should be "a supplement to the monies from the MTA, not a replacement."